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System76 Launches The Launch Configurable Keyboard

Phoronix - Fri, 05/14/2021 - 00:00
For months Linux hardware vendor System76 has been teasing their own in-house designed and manufactured keyboard with open-source firmware and various innovations. Today the embargo lifts on the System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard so we can share more about this new open hardware product.

Linux 5.14 To Bring SimpleDRM Driver, VC4 HDR, Marks More AGP Code As Legacy

Phoronix - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 21:27
In addition to the initial batch of AMDGPU changes for Linux 5.14 that were mailed in on Thursday to DRM-Next, the initial DRM-Misc-Next pull also was sent off on its way to DRM-Next ahead of this next kernel cycle...

AMDVLK 2021.Q2.2 Driver Re-Released

Phoronix - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 17:56
Back in April we wrote about the AMDVLK 2021.Q2.2 Vulkan driver update for Radeon Linux systems while as some driver deja vu this driver version with the same changes have been re-released...

Qualcomm Adreno 660 Support Published For Open-Source MSM DRM Driver

Phoronix - Thu, 05/13/2021 - 17:39
The Adreno 660 is the GPU found within the Snapdragon 888 SoC as a significantly improved graphics processor compared to the Adreno 650. Support for the Adreno 660 is now on the way to the open-source MSM DRM driver for the Linux kernel...

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